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Dependant vs Enabler - What's the difference?

dependant | enabler |

As nouns the difference between dependant and enabler

is that dependant is dependent; one who is dependent while enabler is one who helps something to happen.

As a verb dependant

is .

As an adjective dependant

is dependent.

dependant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British) A person who depends on another for support, particularly financial support (= US dependent).
  • (US)

    • References

    * Merriam-Webster Indicating only US spelling is "dependent" (redirects, lists British spelling as a "variant".)'' * Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage , pp. 148-149. * Encarta Always a misspelling in US English, adjective and noun are differentiated in British English by spelling.

    enabler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who helps something to happen.
  • One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by his or her behaviour.
  • One who gives someone else the power to behave in a certain way.

    • See also

    * (projectlink) * co-dependence * provert

    References

    * Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary. English agent nouns